Background
Fox, Virginia Gaines was born on April 30, 1939 in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Harold Durrett and Kathryn (Arnold) Gaines.
Fox, Virginia Gaines was born on April 30, 1939 in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Harold Durrett and Kathryn (Arnold) Gaines.
Bachelor of Education, Morehead State University, 1961. Master of Library Science, University Kentucky, 1969.
Teacher Franklin County School, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1961—1962, Mason County School, Maysville, 1962—1963, Whiteland Elementary School, Indiana, 1963—1964. Teacher & library Fayette County School, Lexington, Kentucky, 1964—1968. Utilization specialist Kentucky Educational television, 1968—1969, assistant director education evaluation, 1969—1970, executive assistant to executive director, 1970—1971, director education, 1971—1974, director education and programming, 1974—1975, deputy executive director, 1974—1980.
President Chief Executive Officer Southern Educational Communications Association, Columbia, South Carolina, 1980—1988. Executive vice president KET Found, Lexington, 1988—1991, executive director and Chief Executive Officer, since 1991. Founding director Indiana television Service Board, since 1989.
President KET Endowment, Lexington, since 1988. Member national advisory committee Children's television Workshop, New York City, since 1979, Teleconnect Database Marketing Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Informal science education panel National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1986.
Director Editorial Integrity Project, Columbia, since 1984. Consultant programming arts-television advisory panel National Endowment Arts, since 1988, Challenge III Media Panel, 1989. Board dirs Leadership Kentucky.
Member committee board service Public Broadcasting Service, Mount Laurel Festival, Kentucky Center Public Issues, Kentucky Science and Technology Council, OSBE. Board visitors University Kentucky School Journalism.
Active member Professional Women's Forum. Member of American Library Association, Wildlife Action, Association Educational Communications and Technology (Edgar Dale award 1975), National Association Educational Broadcasters, American Society Association Executives.
Married Victor Fox, December 27, 1963.